Locality
The town of Vyhne is situated in
Central Slovakia, in the county of Žiar nad
Hronom, region of Banská Bystrica, in the
southern part of the protected area of mountains Štiavnické
vrchy. In the past Vyhne was a sought-after
spa with thermal ferric water mentioned in local documents as early as in the
13th Century. Its owner was the town of Banská Štiavnica
which made considerable investments there, especially in the 18th
Century. As a result, Vyhne turned out to be one of the most significant spa
resorts in Central Europe. Later on the town was beleaguered by financial
troubles, the spa became privately owned and in 1945 it was to a great extent
destroyed in fire by advancing soldiers. Unfortunately, the spa has never
really managed to recover after this destruction.
Besides the spa, Vyhne is also
known for its mining, brewing (the oldest Slovak brewery Steiger), ironmongery
and engineering traditions.
